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Sep. 1—TUPELO — Mississippi United to End Homelessness (MUTEH) is making progress in their goal to end homelessness in Tupelo. From May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2021, MUTEH housed 155 homeless people.
Before desegregation, Columbia housed White children of both sexes; the desegregation plan around the 1970s required Columbia to house girls of all races and boys under 15 years of age of all races. [3] Officials stated that they would like for Columbia to be transformed into a drug treatment center. [14]
Oakley is the site of the Oakley Youth Development Center (OYDC), [2] formerly known as Oakley Training School is a juvenile correctional facility of the Mississippi Department of Human Services located in unincorporated Hinds County, Mississippi, [3] near Raymond. [4]
While Mississippi has the lowest rate of homelessness in the nation — 3.3 per 10,000 residents — there are roughly 1,000 unhoused people, most of whom are located in the Jackson metro and Gulf ...
Interagency Council on Homelessness, a US federal program and office created by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1986 [1] International Brotherhood Welfare Association Invisible People , Invisible People is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working for homeless people in the United States.[1]
Apr. 29—TUPELO — The number of homeless people living in Tupelo jumped over the past year, a dramatic jump in the number of people living in shelters and on the streets. February's Point-in ...
The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services was created in 2016 by Mississippi Legislature. This separated it from the Mississippi Department of Human Services. Mississippi Senate Bill 2179 was signed by Governor Phil Bryant in May 2016. MDCPS is an independent agency with its commissioner joining the Governor's cabinet.
For several decades, various cities and towns in the United States have adopted relocation programs offering homeless people one-way tickets to move elsewhere. [1] [2] Also referred to as "Greyhound therapy", [2] "bus ticket therapy" and "homeless dumping", [3] the practice was historically associated with small towns and rural counties, which had no shelters or other services, sending ...